Vacuum Leak?
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Well I was gonna hook it up and check, but then I realized I'm not sure how to hook it up to test. An explanation or pics would be appreciated. Thanks for the help so far
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You know the rubber hoses connected to that plastic tube that is hooked to the back of your intake. One of them will work well. however...there isn't a check valve there and once you turn the car off..you will lose vacuum.
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There is a hose coming out of the front of the throttle body that Ts off. I hooked it up to the mechanism hooked to that hose on the left. I'm guessing that wasn't right since it went right to 0 when I shut off the car, but whille idling it stayed level at 19.
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Ok, I did some looking online and found a couple tests. I tested it with quick opening of the throttle and it dropped to like 4 and then went right up to 20-21. I did a steady acceleration and held it around 3000 RPMs and it dropped by about 1 and went up to 20-21. I applied the brakes and it went down a little bit a couple of times...only like 1 or 2. After playing with the brake a little it got really soft and went to the floor very easily.
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I will have a buddy help me tomorrow more with the brakes and wheel turning, it'* hard to do on my own. Plus these effects only seem to happen when I've been driving for awhile and/or low on gas. I will test again this weekend when I do get low on gas.
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I know what the problem is, the car finally decided to tell me, unfortunately it told me on the way to school today. My brakes decided they didn't like me. The brakes are real soft they work normal at first then give right in and you have to push to the floor to stop. They work a little better if you pump them. So needless to say I had to shift and pump the brakes in order to stop so I could get to school alive. Luckily I know the car well enough to know when to shift.